General Administrator

Thurston Community College

Thurston, Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk IP31 3PB

Tel: 01359 230885

Email: recruitment@thurstoncollege.org

Website: www.thurstoncollege.org

Principal: Nicki Mattin B.Ed (Hons) NPQH

Current Roll: 1560; Years 7-11: 1346; Sixth Form: 214

Permanent Role

General Administrator

25 hours per week (08:30 - 13:30), 39 weeks a year

Monday to Friday

Grade 3 (Scale Point Range 4-6)

FTE £21,189 - £21,968 (Pro rata £12,206.43 - £12,655.19)

To start June/July 2023

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to play a crucial role in our Administration Team on the Thurston Campus.

Your main duties will be to assist with providing effective and efficient administrative support to both the Attendance and Pastoral Team to include a range of general office duties including responsibility for supporting the Attendance Team in setting a high standard of student attendance and punctuality on the Thurston Campus. The duties will also include first aid (first aid training will be provided). You will need to be flexible, to have discretion and the ability to use your initiative is essential. There are many opportunities within the College not only for training and progression but also to become involved in the wider life of the College.

Who are we?

Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school which comprises of two distinct and specialist sites. Our Thurston Campus, for students from Year 7 to Year 11 is situated four miles east of Bury St Edmunds. Thurston Sixth; Beyton Campus is located in the nearby village of Beyton, offering a bespoke centre of excellence for students in Year 12 and Year 13.

It was recently announced that the school will be part of the School Rebuild Programme.

Our purpose is simple; to inspire a love of learning, empower our College community with the knowledge and skills to help them make meaningful choices and contribute positively to the world in which we live to achieve excellence in all aspects of school life.

A new Principal was appointed in September 2021 and together with the Governing Body has set an exciting and aspirational vision for the College over the next five years. The person appointed will be a fundamental part in building on our already Good Ofsted Status (March 2018) and realising this vision to create:

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  A stimulating, accessible and safe learning environment in which our villages and towns come together as a community which is much more than the sum of its parts.
• A high performing learning organisation.
• A culture of high standards, which reinforces excellent behaviour, mutual respect, tolerance and understanding of what it is to be a citizen, not only of the school, but of local, national and international societies.
• At the heart of a wide network of partnerships that provide opportunities for mutual improvement and benefit.

We offer the opportunity to:

• Join a talented administration team, dedicated to work effectively together to secure positive outcomes for our community.
• Benefit from ongoing Professional Development.
• Benefit from our Employee Assistance Programme.

If you are excited by this post and the prospect of joining our outstanding team, please visit our website www.thurstoncollege.org where you will find more information and an application form. Applications should be sent to recruitment@thurstoncollege.org. We very much look forward to hearing from you.

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt.

Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2021).